2007 Brodhead Pientenpol and Hatz Fly-In

Brodhead Wisconsin
2007 Brodhead Pietenpol and Hatz Fly-In
July 21, 2007

247 *A Piet Builder says:* looks like a Hatz
248 *A Piet Builder says:* Rearwin Speedster based at Brodhead
249 *A Piet Builder says:* Cessna 170
250 *A Piet Builder says:* Aeronca Champs
251 *A Piet Builder says:* N123YP is a very clean Ercoupe restoration. Complete with rudder pedals!
252 *A Piet Builder says:* The Speedster shows us how it's done.
253 *A Piet Builder says:* Starduster II
254 *A Piet Builder says:* Mine is always the sloppiest looking Cessna at any fly-in. That's okay. It's hard to keep an old bird looking like this 140.
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259 *A Piet Builder says:* Don't know what it is but it's powered by a Kawasaki 440cc inverted engine. Looked like a 2-stroke. *A Piet Builder says:* I don't remember what the scale is but it's a scaled down Piet.
260 *A Piet Builder says:* "The Last Original", Bernie Pietenpol's last Air Camper used a converted Corvair engine and J-3 style landing gear.
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262 *A Piet Builder says:* Doug L. about 20 minutes before his camera started clicking like a small nuclear device.
263 *A Piet Builder says:* Badge on the fuselage said, "International Ground Loop Champion"
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266 *A Piet Builder says:* Doug's about to discover his camera is ticking.
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268 *A Piet Builder says:* A nicely done Pietenpol Air Camper with a Rotec radial.
269 *A Piet Builder says:* Beautiful finish on this Piet. The Rotec has to cost at least twice as much as the average Air Camper costs to build. Still, it's darned pretty. Wish we'd got to hear it run!
270 *A Piet Builder says:* Yep, those look like motorcycle wheels.
271 *A Piet Builder says:* The brake lever appears to be off a motorcycle as well.
272 *A Piet Builder says:* This 170 was an absolute eye catcher. Everything was perfect down to sticking with the original style gyros!
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274 *A Piet Builder says:* Luscombe 8A *A Piet Builder says:* And it's for sale, too.
275 *A Piet Builder says:* So folks think I'm kidding when I speak of tundra tires...
276 *A Piet Builder says:* ...because they lend that cartoon quality to an airplane. They're really a great idea for rough conditions, though.
277 *A Piet Builder says:* A Corvair engine will fly in almost anything, won't it?
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279 *A Piet Builder says:* So what is it I like about the Pietenpol, anyway? I've thought about it. It works out like this: - It's safe - It's homebuilt - It's as affordable as can be - It's open cockpit - It's about low and slow - It's just about as close to real flying as you can get with a reasonable wallet Someday!
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281 *A Piet Builder says:* A Kitfox with a Subaru conversion.
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286 *A Piet Builder says:* Quoting Oscar Zuniga - "C - Geszundheit!"
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290 *A Piet Builder says:* I did a lousy job of keeping my shots organized so I can't be sure which Piet this was. Regardless, look at the simplicity; On/Off mag switch, oil pressure, water temp, Zenith "Height" gauge, Tach (big tach, Bernie thought this was the most important instrument to have), ball (a real ball)and airspeed indicator. This might even qualify as too much information in a Piet!
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295 *A Piet Builder says:* Stinson 108
296 *A Piet Builder says:* You could smell the pine trees. What a great place to camp!
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298 *A Piet Builder says:* By what I've read, the Funk used a converted Model A Ford engine, too...but it was inverted!
299 *A Piet Builder says:* Nice Taylorcraft. The motorcycle hiding in the corner is an old Hodaka.
300 *A Piet Builder says:* Piper J4
301 *A Piet Builder says:* I would say Aeronca C3, but there is another airplane at Brodhead that looks just like a C3, but is something different.
302 *A Piet Builder says:* Waco UPF7
303 *A Piet Builder says:* Blue Heron Flying Club Piet apparently in the process of being converted from Ford Model A power to Continental. There was an empty 6 pack of Blue Heron in the hangar. Wonder if there's any relationship? *A Piet Builder says:*
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308 *A Piet Builder says:* The Rearwin finishes up its day.
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311 *A Piet Builder says:* Did it sell? Looks like a pretty nice bit of work up to this point and the price is reasonable!
312 *A Piet Builder says:* A Lincoln Sport. This was one of the original Ford conversion powered aircraft. The Lincoln Sport was built and distributed from Lincoln, Nebraska.
313 *A Piet Builder says:* Anudda shot of da Lincoln!
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315 *A Piet Builder says:* OX-5 powered
316 *A Piet Builder says:* another 0X-5 engine waiting restoration
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323 *A Piet Builder says:* Mr. Harroun (not pictured) was the first winner of the Indy 500. This engine of his is pretty unique, too! Spark Plugs are over a tiny pre-combustion chamber. This is way before Honda was using the CVCC concept!
324 *A Piet Builder says:* Waco DSO, Hisso powered
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326 *A Piet Builder says:* A more complete version of the Lincoln Sport. This one sports an Anzani 35 HP radial.
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328 *A Piet Builder says:* Yep, that's a Harley engine. Bet this one rocks back and forth at idle.
329 *A Piet Builder says:* That's a Nieuport 11 WWI fighter
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334 *A Piet Builder says:* A Dickenson Bathtub, or at least that's what the FAA registration says. *A Piet Builder says:* A Dormoy bathtub, obviously homebuit by someone named Dickenson
335 *A Piet Builder says:* Couldn't tell exactly what this is but... *A Piet Builder says:* Corbin Baby Ace
336 *A Piet Builder says:* That appears to be Ford Model A power under the cowl!
337 *A Piet Builder says:* another Dormoy Bathtub
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339 *A Piet Builder says:* A Studebaker Erskine. I think he said this was a 1927 model. It was running and it actually sounded pretty good!
340 *A Piet Builder says:* Doug thinks I'm taking his pic. In fact, I'm trying to get him to move. I wanna see that Taylor Cub. Supposed to be the first!
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342 *A Piet Builder says:* Nickolas Beazley, I think
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347 *A Piet Builder says:* Can't see it in the picture and a first glance wouldn't lead one to this conclusion, but this is an early Stearman.
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350 *A Piet Builder says:* This is not just a pile. The flat, sharp thing in the middle is a boat. A really small, fast boat!
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357 *A Piet Builder says:* Between the hangars there was a lot of activity. Brodhead is such a nice field. Good hangars coupled with the unpopular approach of leaving trees on the airport just make the place unusual and comfortable. Personally, I think trees on an airport are a good thing...so long as they are clear of the more sensitive areas like runways.
358 *A Piet Builder says:* Piper J5